PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pertti Junttila enters the cage!

Torni
vs
Junttila

189 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Junttila!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni tests Junttila's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Pertti Junttila has been cut.
Torni misses with a body shot.
Junttila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Junttila looks to land a combination but Torni avoids it well.
Torni connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Junttila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torni lands with a good body shot.
Junttila wants to clinch.
Junttila tries to clinch there but Torni circles away.
Junttila tries to clinch up.
Junttila tries to clinch but Torni moves out of range.

Torni moves into the clinch.
Junttila stalling the fight.

Torni breaks the clinch.
Junttila throws a jab when Torni was well out of range.
Junttila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torni throws a combination. Junttila tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junttila misses with an uppercut.
Junttila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torni thows a body shot but no joy.

Torni clinches up against the cage.

Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Torni instigates a clinch.

Torni manages to break the clinch.
Torni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Torni has Junttila up against the cage in a clinch.
Junttila stalling in the clinch but Torni improves position.

Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junttila with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torni to score with a decent uppercut.
Junttila looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Junttila shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Junttila looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Torni.
Torni scores with a hook to the body. Junttila takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Junttila takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Torni lands a big head kick that sends Junttila tumbling to the mat! Torni takes a step backwards and waves Junttila back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Torni throws a sloppy head kick and Junttila moves out of range easily.
Torni is looking to wear down Junttila with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Torni throws a head kick but Junttila moves out of range.

Torni moves into the clinch.

Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Torni has managed to clinch.

Torni breaks the clinch.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Torni moves into range and clinches up with Junttila.

Torni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Torni closes the distance and clinches.

Torni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junttila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That has opened up Pertti Junttila's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torni moves into range and clinches up with Junttila.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torni.
Junttila wants to stall.

Torni manages to break the clinch.
Torni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torni.
Junttila tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torni throws a sloppy head kick and Junttila moves out of range easily.
Junttila tries to clinch but Torni moves away

and Torni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torni.

Torni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Junttila on the side of the head.

The cut above Pertti Junttila's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Torni digs a good body shot into Junttila's ribs.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni tries a head kick but it misses.

Torni closes the distance and pushes Junttila back into the cage.

Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Torni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junttila walks into a straight right hand from Torni.
Torni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torni throws a head kick that misses.
Torni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Junttila throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junttila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Torni tries a head kick but it misses.
Junttila is looking to clinch.
Torni thuds his shin into the meat of Junttila's side.
Torni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Torni lands with an uppercut that bounces Junttila off the cage and back into rage.
Torni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Torni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junttila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junttila takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Junttila on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Torni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Torni rushes Junttila and presses him up against the cage.

Torni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Torni moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junttila has Torni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Torni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Torni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torni lands a head kick. Junttila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Pertti Junttila's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Torni lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Torni.

Torni moves into the clinch successfully.

Torni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Junttila has time to react.
Torni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torni catches Junttila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torni scores with a hook.
Torni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Torni closes the distance and clinches.

Torni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Torni has closed the distance and engaged Junttila in a clinch.

Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junttila connects with a crisp jab.
Torni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni throws a series of punches but Junttila moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Torni. That snapped Junttila's head back.
Torni connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Torni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junttila doesn't manage to clinch there - Torni circles away.
Torni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junttila looks to clinch
and Torni counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Torni cracks Junttila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torni throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Torni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Junttila's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Torni pushes Junttila up against the cage in a clinch.
Junttila is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Torni.
Junttila is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torni is keeping busy.

Torni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junttila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junttila takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torni just misses with a punch to the body.
Lauri Torni is winning the standup battle so far.
Torni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torni goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Torni forces Junttila back against the cage and clinches.
Torni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junttila can do to turn this around?
Junttila effectively controlling the action here.

Torni manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Torni.
Torni scores with a body shot.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Junttila's sensitive parts.
Torni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junttila's calf.

Torni moves into the clinch successfully.
Junttila is breathing heavily.

Torni breaks the clinch.

Torni rushes Junttila and presses him up against the cage.

Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Torni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torni lands a nice shot to the body.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torni thumps Junttila with a low kick.
Torni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Torni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junttila.
Torni digs a good body shot into Junttila's ribs.
Torni scores with a spinning back kick!
Junttila takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pertti Junttila's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lauri Torni!